Entry Level Electrical Engineer

We are an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

DLR Group operates within a hybrid work model, supporting flexibility between office time and work from home.

The Engineering team has an opening for an Entry Level Electrical Engineer.

Location: Charlotte, NC

Position Summary

As an Entry Level Electrical Engineer at DLR Group you will be responsible for participating in the design process of electrical building systems from schematics through construction administration, preparing detailed electrical engineering drawings and performing design calculations. As part of our integrated design teams, you will create buildings that elevate the human experience through design.

The successful candidate will

• Assist in developing project objectives, goals, and documentation policies.
• Develop electrical designs from concept through completion of construction.
• Prepare engineering design calculations and layouts.
• Prepare detailed engineering reports and narratives.
• Coordinate electrical design requirements with architecture, structure, and other disciplines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (ABET accredited) in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous internship, co-op experience, or full time position with a consulting engineering or A/E firm.
• Passed Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.
• Experience with BIM (e.g. Autodesk Revit MEP) workflow.
• Experience and interest in sustainable building design.
• Lighting and/or low voltage design experience.

Emerging Professional Experience (EPX)

As an Emerging Professional at DLR Group, you will be a part of our EPX program. The EPX program provides diverse perspectives on the needs of a design enterprise and the possibilities for experiences and growth within the design profession. The goal is to provide a strong foundation to build your career on and explore opportunities within the AEC industry. The program is composed of three major components: mentorship, work, and weekly classes. These classes include EP-specific onboarding, design culture, marketing and BD, sustainability, design technology, communication style education, mentoring, resource and project management, construction site opportunities, research, equity, design agency, and career next steps. You will hear from some of our top executives and integrated designers during this time!

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer